The First Partner - Hillary Rodham Clinton (Nova Audio Books)

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Summary: Not necessarily a Hillary fan but........
Review: I could not even finish the book. The negativity in virtually every chapter oppressed my soul. I wanted facts and to gain some knowledge about Hillary, and all I got was nausea. Milton's bias was oozing from every page. The information was second, third, and fourth hand, unsubstantiated, and based on assumptions and innuendo. It was like reading a tabloid that went on for over 400 pages. Milton spent too much time explaining what Hillary thought and what all of her "ulterior motives" were for virtually everything she has done in her life thus far. Did she know Hillary's inner thoughts by osmosis or through some Vulcan mind meld? Come on! Don't buy it, don't even check it out from the library. I would have given it a negative 5 rating, but that was not an option. A complete and utter waste of paper and ink.

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Summary: Republican bias from page 8
Review: I could tell that Joyce Milton had an axe to grind by page 2, but I did stick with the book through the end. By page 8, it was obvious that Milton was most definitely not a person who "felt I could identify with Hillary Rodham Clinton." Nowhere in this book, despite the assertions of other reviewers, does Milton say that she was ever a Hillary supporter or fan. Rather, the first sentence of the first chapter of her book reads, "When a woman with servants spends the weekend cleaning out her closets, it is usually not a good sign." (Milton, page 1.) With this as the opening sentence, is it any wonder that Milton spends the rest of the book lambasting the First Lady? What a lack of class.

Many, many people have hated the Clintons. The difference between Milton and others is proof. Proof and sources. Milton's book is severely lacking in footnotes or any other form of citation. Her obvious bias is evident on page 1, indigestible by page 8. Perhaps Joyce should stick to children's literature. That genre, at least, does not require the kind of proof that a "biography" of the First Lady would. She would be much better off in this territory--proof is anethema to "authors" such as Milton.

I am thankful that I bought this book used at a YMCA book sale for $2.00. Unfortunately, it wasn't worth two cents.

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Summary: WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENTING PIECE OF GARBAGE
Review: I eagerly bought this meanspirited diatribe after being enthralled with "Tramp". What a vulgar waste of paper. One must question the relaibilty of Ms.Miltons' sources when the simple fact that Bob Kerrey was govenor of Nebraska, not Kansas, evades her.

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Summary: Bad as biography, worse as a means to understand HRC.
Review: I find Hillary Rodham Clinton to be a puzzling figure, and looked to this biography to help me sort out the information about her--good and bad. However, this book is nothing new--almost all of it is combed from other published sources. It's only theme about HRC seems to be to point out how evil she is. One revelation is that--surprise surprise--Rodham had inconsistent politics as a college student. There's a shock--she's 20 and changes her mind! Milton throws out spurious information and innuendo and expects the reader to find it reliable. I wouldn't trust any of it. I see it sells for $.70 used--it might be worth that.

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Summary: Hillary is Scary
Review: I have keep in touch with her activity through the press,but her deep rooted socialist programs and thoughts frighten me.

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Summary: the book was not credible reading.
Review: I have read just about half of the book, but it does'nt take long to realize that the author is no fan of Hillary Clinton. The book is so biased and mean spirited that it loses its credibility. Anyone who has ever opened up a newspaper and actually reads it, knows that there have been plenty of problems with the current occupants of the White House, however some good things have also occured during "their" term of office. She has repeated every rumor and innuendo that has ever been printed and spoken about the Clintons, from Hillary's lesbianism to her affair with Vince Foster, I do believe there is a conflict here, to drug dealing and everything in between. No where have I found anything that sounded vaguely like a compliment. What happens when an author is so critical about their subject is that they lose all their credibility. When I finish this book and I will, put it where it deserves to be, IN THE GARBAGE PAIL.

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Summary: Evidently Milton's personal agenda; intellectually dishonest
Review: I purchased this book to learn more about HRC; but instead was disappointed that Ms. Milton spent her time (and mine) trying unconvincingly to blast HRC. I kept attempting to check the authorities for Ms. Milton's statements and conclusions and couldn't - they aren't there. I won't read anything else by this author...she has her own agenda and is not credible and certainly not trustworthy in the conclusions she stretches to reach.

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Summary: Not necessarily a Hillary fan but........
Review: I want my money back, badly -- but the purchase was my own fault. I am a historian and a teacher of writing, and I bought this book thinking that it would provide substantive political analysis of Hillary Rodham Clinton. This book, however, is not really designed for that. When "People" magazine recommends this book as "gossipy" and "well-written" -- and I don't read People precisely because it is gossipy and lacks literary substance --I should have thought harder about the money. Although the author is exhaustively thorough in documenting the charges against the Clinton's, she relies heavily on ring-and-run ideological attacks, anecdotes that do not really clarify the assertions she makes, and, most painfully, mean hits against every personal decision Hillary has ever made (including the decision to change her hairstyle, which demonstrates conclusively the contradictions of feminism). I would understand the attacks if all of them centered on H.R.C.'s political differences from the author. But the author attacks all of Hillary's parenting choices -- including her decision to spend time bonding in the hospital with her new infant (something Hillary had learned at the Yale Child Study Center, and thus proves Hillary's obsession with being an "expert"), her commitment to child safety (mocked because HRC was "determined to do everything by the book"), and even her intentions to protect Chelsea's privacy (a specious concern because Chelsea herself "entertained 72 sleepover guests" in the first four years). The most awful attack is when the author chastizes the Clinton's use of role-playing to help Chelsea deal with the nasty things opponents would say about Dad, Mom and Daughter. This effort was bad, says the author, because "the nastiest things Bill Clinton's opponents said about him were essentially accurate" and so Hillary was passing the "legacy" of denial on to her child, "training her to believe that the truth was a lie." To make a long story short, this author has ensured that her biography will be replaced momentarily by a more serious author. If you want gossip, buy this book... then throw it away before smarter friends see it on your coffee table.

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Summary: The First Partner
Review: I want my money back, badly -- but the purchase was my own fault. I am a historian and a teacher of writing, and I bought this book thinking that it would provide substantive political analysis of Hillary Rodham Clinton. This book, however, is not really designed for that. When "People" magazine recommends this book as "gossipy" and "well-written" -- and I don't read People precisely because it is gossipy and lacks literary substance --I should have thought harder about the money. Although the author is exhaustively thorough in documenting the charges against the Clinton's, she relies heavily on ring-and-run ideological attacks, anecdotes that do not really clarify the assertions she makes, and, most painfully, mean hits against every personal decision Hillary has ever made (including the decision to change her hairstyle, which demonstrates conclusively the contradictions of feminism). I would understand the attacks if all of them centered on H.R.C.'s political differences from the author. But the author attacks all of Hillary's parenting choices -- including her decision to spend time bonding in the hospital with her new infant (something Hillary had learned at the Yale Child Study Center, and thus proves Hillary's obsession with being an "expert"), her commitment to child safety (mocked because HRC was "determined to do everything by the book"), and even her intentions to protect Chelsea's privacy (a specious concern because Chelsea herself "entertained 72 sleepover guests" in the first four years). The most awful attack is when the author chastizes the Clinton's use of role-playing to help Chelsea deal with the nasty things opponents would say about Dad, Mom and Daughter. This effort was bad, says the author, because "the nastiest things Bill Clinton's opponents said about him were essentially accurate" and so Hillary was passing the "legacy" of denial on to her child, "training her to believe that the truth was a lie." To make a long story short, this author has ensured that her biography will be replaced momentarily by a more serious author. If you want gossip, buy this book... then throw it away before smarter friends see it on your coffee table.

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Summary: Secret Police
Review: I wanted to read this book to see what made Hillary Clinton tick. It was a fascinating read, hard to put down. Her childhood and the relationship with her parents was spelled out. Her college days are covered. It offered much insight into the relationship that developed between her and Bill Clinton during their college days and the story continued throughout their courtship, marriage, his time as Governor, his bid for Presidency, her career as a lawyer, the Vince Foster suicide, their relationship with Chelsea, the scandals, the rumors, the affairs, her frustrations, etc. These are two people who will let nothing stand in their way to achieve their goals.